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Specialty Metals is the top choice in the US for secondary refining of gold, silver, & platinum for the industrial, electronic, jewelry, & mining sectors, and small businesses, estates, individuals, and governments.

Reclaim, Recycle, and Sell your Precious Metal Scrap

When it comes to recycling your precious metal scrap, you need a reliable, responsible and responsive partner. Since 1980, Specialty Metals has been the top choice in the US for secondary refining of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and rhodium for companies in the industrial, electronic, jewelry, and mining sectors, along with small businesses, estates, individuals, and government agencies. Whatever scrap your company has, from high grade gold bullion to low grade circuit boards, you can trust that Specialty Metals will turn it into the highest returns you can get.

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When it comes to recycling your precious metal scrap, you need a reliable, responsible and responsive partner. Specialty Metals has been the top choice in the US for secondary refining of Gold, Silver and Platinum Group Metals for more than 36 years, for companies in the industrial, electronic, jewelry and mining sectors.

Our Precision Leads to Your Profit

Over the course of 37 years, Specialty Metals has built a name for itself, becoming the top choice in the United States for secondary refining of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium, and more! We pride ourselves on our efficient and precise sampling techniques and accurate analysis and recovery. Whatever scrap your company has, from high grade gold bullion to low grade circuit boards, you can trust that us for the highest returns you can get.

Here are just a few of the materials we refine:

Silver Cadmium Scrap

Silver Electrical Contacts

Catalytic Converters

Industrial Catalyst

And Most Other Precious Metal Bearing Scraps

Platinum Wire Scrap

Thermocouple Wire Scrap

Platinum Bearing Scrap

Plating Tank Scrap

Karat Gold Jewelry

Gold-Filled Watch Cases & Scrap

Sputtering Targets

Sterling Silver Scrap

Don’t see your scrap metals in our list? Click here for a full list of precious metals we recycle and refine or give us a call to discuss your options.

You Deserve Platinum Service Too

One reason we’re still in business after 37 years is that we treat you like the precious resource you are. Our dedicated staff will give you the superior customer service you deserve and demand. We understand that time is critical to you, and our flexible payment methods mean you get your payments faster and more conveniently for the way your company operates.

Contact us today for a quote and we’ll help you reclaim the profits hidden in your scrap!

Jewelry makers use lots of different ways to indicate the purity of the metal that they use in their products. They stamp certain pieces of jewelry as 24K gold, 18K gold, Sterling Silver, and in lots of other ways. And just as soon as you think you have started to understand what all the different terminology means, along comes this term, and you wonder what the heck it is . . .

Nobody likes a recession. But the fact remains that if another recession starts soon, precious metals are a good place to have your assets invested.

During the last big historical recession of 2007-2009, the trading price of gold rose about 24%. In the same period, the Dow fell by about 35%. And something similar, though not as extreme, happened in preceding recessions. In the less-severe recession of 2001, gold prices rose more than 4%, while the Dow fell about 15%.

If you go to your local bookstore and say, “I am looking for a book that will tell me everything I need to know about investing in platinum scrap,” the salesperson will probably respond with a shrug or a blank stare.

You see, there aren’t any books that can tell you what you need to know about making money recycling platinum scrap. But that’s okay, because we have covered everything you need to know right here on the Specialty Metals Smelters and Refiners Blog.

Have you heard about the new alloy of platinum and gold that is said to be the most indestructible metal ever made . . . one that is as hard as diamonds and virtually abrasion-proof? We have heard about it too. It sounds like a hoax. After all, gold is a very soft metal. Platinum can easily be scratched, as owners of platinum engagement rings have discovered. So how can it be that combining these two not-so-durable metals could result in a super-metal that is virtually indestructible?

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With platinum trading on the London Fix for $831 per ounce, it’s no wonder that precious metal investors look to platinum as a top investment today. Its trading price falls about halfway between the current Fix price of only $17.25 for an ounce of silver, and $1510.80 for an ounce of gold. Plus, traders realize that although platinum is rarer than gold and certainly a lot rarer than silver, many kinds of platinum scrap are not too difficult to find. They know that if they can buy platinum scrap at pennies on the dollar, which is often possible, they can send it to us for testing and recycling and profit handsomely on their investment.

“Why Thermocouples Could Be the Smartest Precious Metal Investments Today,” a post on this blog on July 19th, 2019, explained why investing in scrapped thermocouples is a very smart move for precious metal investors today.

In today’s post we would like to examine in more depth a question that we only touched on in that earlier post. Let’s explore it some more!

What is the most powerful tool for finding gold, platinum, silver and other precious metals?

When you think about that question, chances are you think about using a metal detector. And yes, a metal detector can be a great device to use when you are looking for precious metals in outdoor areas like the beach or open fields. There are other good tools too, like camera-equipped drones.

If you work in an industry that uses industrial catalysts, you probably know what they are and what precious metals yours contain.

What you might not know, however, is that the catalysts that have lived out their life in your factory could still contain significant amounts of precious metals like gold, silver and even platinum that are well worth recycling. If you are not sure how much precious metal could be reclaimed by having them recycled by a precious metals refinery like Specialty Metals Smelters and Refiners, we urge you to call our consultants today at 800-426-2344. We are here to offer advice and testing on your used catalysts. In just a few minutes on the phone with us, you could discover that you are sitting on precious metals that could be worth a lot of money.